Jesse Thompson

The Port Lavaca Rotary Club will be featuring Jesse Thompson at their Friday, November 4 meeting, at noon.

As Business Economist of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch, Mr. Thompson conducts research covering aspects of the Houston and Gulf Coast economy, and assists in the collection of information for the Beige Book publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

A native Houstonian, Jesse Thompson earned a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Houston, with special focus on empirical microeconomics, public eocomics, larbor and education, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics.

He is the author of the monthly Houston Economic Update and co-author of Understanding Earnings Instability: How Important Are Employment Fluctuations and Job Changes?

His current research projects include: A Leading Economic Indicator for the Houston Economy, and A Study of Shale Gas, Petrochemicals, and Gulf Coast Exports.

For additional information about Port Lavaca Rotary Club, please call Russell Cain at 361-552-6313 or 361-920-6313.